KNOXVILLE – LaTroy Lewis arrived at Tennessee in 2012 ready to begin his college football career as an outside linebacker.
More than four years later, he could play most of his final home game with the Volunteers as an undersized defensive tackle, a role he was forced into out of necessity against Kentucky last week.
It’s perhaps fitting for Lewis, one of the four fifth-year players who will be honored during Tennessee’s senior day festivities before Saturday’s game against Missouri.
“It was difficult,” Lewis said of his time as a 256-pound defensive tackle. “It was different. It was a lot different where I didn’t have a lot of space on the edge. As a defensive end, most times it’s almost like a linebacker where I always have at least one shoulder free. Inside it’s double teams, it’s all kind of combo blocks and things happen a lot faster.”
Tennessee’s fifth-year seniors probably feel like time has gone by slowly during their careers with the Vols.